WO2023078618A1 - Verfahren zur herstellung einer vielzahl optoelektronischer halbleiterchips - Google Patents
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- a method for producing a large number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips is specified.
- An improved method for producing a large number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips is to be provided.
- a method for producing a large number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips is to be provided, in which a growth substrate is removed in a simplified manner.
- a growth substrate is provided.
- the growth substrate is in the form of a wafer, for example.
- a main area of the growth substrate has a significantly greater extent than a thickness of the growth substrate.
- the wafer has a diameter of at least 6 inches, at least 8 inches, or at least 12 inches.
- the growth substrate for epitaxial growth is an epitaxial Set up semiconductor layer sequence.
- the growth substrate has in particular the same or a similar lattice constant as the material of the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence to be grown.
- a sacrificial layer is grown epitaxially over the growth substrate.
- the term “over” means in particular that the elements structurally related to one another by this term do not necessarily have to be in direct contact with one another, but that further elements can be arranged in between.
- a wafer stack is preferably first produced, which comprises at least the growth substrate and the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence.
- the wafer stack can also have other layers and elements, such as a carrier and a solder.
- the growth substrate in the wafer stack is present as a wafer to which the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence is applied over the entire area.
- the further elements, such as the carrier and the solder, are preferably also arranged over the entire surface of the growth substrate.
- the wafer stack is separated into a large number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips.
- the growth substrate is in particular in the form of a wafer.
- a wafer stack is produced by full-area epitaxial growth of the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence, the sacrificial layer and optionally further layers.
- the carrier will too applied over the full area or on the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence.
- the wafer stack produced in this way is singulated so that a large number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips of the same type are produced. In this way, in particular, a large number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips are produced simultaneously.
- an epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence with an active layer that generates electromagnetic radiation during operation is epitaxially grown on the sacrificial layer.
- a contact layer of the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence is directly adjacent to the sacrificial layer.
- the contact layer of the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence and the sacrificial layer form a common interface.
- the contact layer of the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence in the finished optoelectronic semiconductor chip is set up to make electrical contact with the active layer and to impress a current into the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence during operation.
- the contact layer generally has a comparatively high level of doping.
- a carrier is applied over or on the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence.
- the carrier is set up in particular to mechanically stabilize the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence.
- the carrier is applied all over or on the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence.
- the sacrificial layer is wet-chemically etched using an etchant that etches the material of the sacrificial layer selectively against the material of the contact layer.
- the etchant etches the sacrificial layer material at a higher etch rate than the contact layer material.
- an etch rate of the etch for the material of the sacrificial layer is at least ten times as high, at least thirty times as high or at least five times as high as an etch rate of the etch for the material of the contact layer.
- the sacrificial layer is part of the wafer stack during the etching.
- a method for producing a large number of optoelectronic semiconductor chips has the following steps:
- the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence has a phosphide compound semiconductor material.
- Phosphide compound semiconductor materials are compound semiconductor materials that contain phosphorus, such as the materials from the system In x Al y Gai -xy P with 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1 and x+y ⁇ 1.
- the sacrificial layer has InAlP or consists of InAlP
- the contact layer has InGaAlP or consists of InGaAlP
- InGaAlP refers in particular to a phosphide compound semiconductor material according to the above formula, in which x>0, y>0 and 1-x-y>0 applies. In other words, InGaAlP also has gallium in addition to indium and aluminum.
- the sacrificial layer has a thickness between 100 nanometers and 1 micrometer inclusive, or between 100 nanometers and 500 nanometers inclusive, or between 100 nanometers and 300 nanometers inclusive.
- the contact layer has a thickness of between 20 nanometers and 200 nanometers inclusive or between 75 nanometers inclusive and 150 nanometers inclusive.
- the etchant contains HCl (hydrochloric acid) or consists of HCl, in particular of diluted HCl.
- HCl hydrochloric acid
- other materials are also suitable for etching.
- the carrier has one of the following materials or consists of one of the following materials: Si, SiN.
- the etchant is suitable for etching InAlP selectively with respect to InGaAlP.
- the etch has a higher etch rate for InGaAlP than for InAlP.
- HCl etches InAlP selectively against InGaAlP.
- the growth substrate has GaAs. Furthermore, it is also possible for the growth substrate to consist of GaAs.
- a buffer layer which has AlGaAs, is arranged between the sacrificial layer and the growth substrate.
- the buffer layer is grown epitaxially.
- the buffer layer has AlGaAs with a molar proportion of 80% Al.
- AlGaAs is an arsenide compound semiconductor material.
- Arsenide compound semiconductor materials are compound semiconductor materials that contain arsenic, such as the materials from the system In x Al y Gai- xy As with 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1.0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1 and x+y ⁇ 1 .
- the buffer layer is partially or preferably completely removed by wet-chemical etching before the sacrificial layer is etched.
- the wet-chemical etching of the buffer layer is preferably carried out using a different etchant than the wet-chemical etching of the sacrificial layer.
- the wet-chemical etching of the buffer layer takes place in a method step that is separate from the etching of the sacrificial layer.
- material from the sacrificial layer is also removed when the buffer layer is etched, particularly if the sacrificial layer and the buffer layer form a common interface.
- this removal of material particularly preferably takes place only partially, so that material of the sacrificial layer remains over the full area on the contact layer.
- a buffer layer comprising AlGaAs or made of AlGaAs is etched with HF (hydrofluoric acid).
- the growth substrate is partially or preferably completely removed by wet-chemical etching before the sacrificial layer is etched.
- the wet-chemical etching of the growth substrate particularly preferably takes place not only before the etching of the sacrificial layer, but also before the etching of the buffer layer, if this is present.
- the wet-chemical etching of the growth substrate is preferably carried out using a different etchant than the wet-chemical etching of the sacrificial layer and/or the buffer layer.
- the wet-chemical etching of the growth substrate preferably takes place in one Method step that is separate from the etching of the sacrificial layer and/or the buffer layer.
- the growth substrate and the buffer layer in particular are also possible for the growth substrate and the buffer layer in particular to be removed wet-chemically together in one step with the same etching agent.
- material of the sacrificial layer is also removed during the wet-chemical etching of the growth substrate, in particular if the sacrificial layer and the growth substrate form a common interface.
- Material of the sacrificial layer can also be removed when the growth substrate and buffer layer are etched together. However, this removal of material particularly preferably takes place only partially, so that material of the sacrificial layer remains over the full area on the contact layer.
- One idea of the present method is to provide the sacrificial layer in order to compensate for fluctuations in the etching of the growth substrate and/or the buffer layer.
- the material of the underlying layer which in a conventional method is the contact layer, is usually attacked in places due to process fluctuations and/or fluctuations in the thickness of the growth substrate. This is the case in particular when a plurality of wafer stacks are etched at the same time.
- an attempt is made to compensate for this disadvantageous effect by making the contact layer thick.
- a greater thickness of the contact layer has the disadvantage of increased and poorer absorption of electromagnetic radiation in the finished optoelectronic semiconductor chip Crystal quality of the subsequently epitaxially grown epitaxial layers.
- With the aid of the sacrificial layer it is possible to avoid etching the contact layer in places.
- the carrier is applied by soldering over or on the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence.
- the carrier can also be applied over or on the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence by gluing or by a bonding method without joining materials.
- a plurality of wafer stacks comprising at least the growth substrate and the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence are produced and etched at the same time. Both the etching of the growth substrate and the etching of the sacrificial layer can be carried out simultaneously on a number of wafer stacks.
- the wafer stack comprising the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence, the carrier and the growth substrate exhibits a deflection.
- a temperature load for example during soldering, causes the wafer stack to sag. In this case, preference is given to using a mechanical
- a growth substrate as part of a wafer stack with a Deflection is difficult to evenly thin by a mechanical process such as polishing or grinding. Therefore, mechanical thinning of the growth substrate is preferably dispensed with in the present method.
- FIGS. 1 to 4 show schematic sectional representations of stages of a method according to one exemplary embodiment.
- the growth substrate 1 is a GaAs wafer (FIG. 1).
- an epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence 2 is epitaxially grown on the growth substrate 1 (FIG. 2).
- the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence 2 is based on a phosphide compound semiconductor material.
- the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence 2 comprises an n-doped region 3 and a p-doped region 4 , an active layer 5 being arranged between the n-doped region 3 and the p-doped region 4 .
- the active layer 5 is set up to generate electromagnetic radiation during operation.
- the n-doped region 3 comprises a roughening layer 6 with a thickness of approximately 1000 nanometers.
- the roughened layer 6 has InAlP.
- the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence 2 includes a contact layer 7 .
- the contact layer 7 comprises InGaAlP and has a thickness of approximately 100 nanometers.
- the contact layer 7 is arranged in direct contact with the roughened layer 6 .
- a sacrificial layer 8 with a thickness of approximately 300 nanometers is arranged between the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence 2 and the growth substrate 1 .
- the sacrificial layer 8 is formed from InAlP and grown epitaxially.
- the sacrificial layer 8 is in direct contact with the contact layer 7 of the epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence 2 .
- a buffer layer 9 is arranged between the sacrificial layer 8 and the growth substrate 1 .
- the buffer layer 9 is in direct contact both with the sacrificial layer 8 and with the growth substrate 1 .
- the buffer layer 9 has AlGaAs with an aluminum content of 80%.
- the buffer layer 9 has also grown epitaxially.
- a carrier 10 mithil fe a solder 11 in the form of a solder layer on the epitaxial Semiconductor layer sequence 2 attached ( Figure 3).
- the carrier 10 has silicon or silicon nitride or is formed from one of these materials.
- the growth substrate 1 is first removed by wet-chemical etching, for example using diluted sulfuric acid with hydrogen peroxide.
- the buffer layer 9 is then wet-chemically removed with hydrofluoric acid (HF). It is also possible for the buffer layer 9 and the growth substrate 1 to be removed in a common step by wet-chemical etching. Furthermore, the growth substrate 1 can also be etched selectively against the buffer layer 9 .
- HF hydrofluoric acid
- the sacrificial layer 8 is etched with hydrochloric acid (HCl) selectively with respect to the contact layer 7 (FIG. 4).
- the hydrochloric acid is diluted with water.
- the mixing ratio of HCl to H 2 O here has a value of approximately 1:30, for example.
- an etch rate of the diluted hydrochloric acid for the InAlP of the sacrificial layer 8 has a value of about 50 nanometers/minute
- the etch rate of the diluted hydrochloric acid for the InGaAlP of the contact layer 7 has a value of about 2 nanometers/minute.
- the wafer stack 12 comprising the carrier 10, solder 11 and epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence 2 is singulated to form a multiplicity of optoelectronic semiconductor chips.
- the invention is not limited to these by the description based on the exemplary embodiments. Rather includes the invention includes every new feature and every combination of features, which in particular includes every combination of features in the patent claims, even if this feature or this combination itself is not explicitly stated in the patent claims or exemplary embodiments.
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| JP2007214598A (ja) * | 1999-06-09 | 2007-08-23 | Toshiba Corp | 接着型半導体基板および半導体発光素子 |
| EP2743994A1 (de) * | 2011-08-11 | 2014-06-18 | Showa Denko K.K. | Lichtemittierende diode und verfahren zu ihrer herstellung |
| DE102013105035A1 (de) * | 2013-05-16 | 2014-11-20 | Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh | Verfahren zum Herstellen eines optoelektronischen Halbleiterchips |
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